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Parenting exists on a spectrum that ranges from reckless absenteeism to suffocating mollycoddling. Both extremes can impede kids’ development, though a shift toward the latter style of child-rearing is materializing. Julie Lythcott-Haims, dean of freshmen at Stanford University, cautions against chasing steep ambitions for your children and micromanaging their lives. She proposes a parenting framework of “love and chores” that fosters individualism and volition. getAbstract believes all parents will find thoughtful lessons in Lythcott-Haims’s wry yet impassioned lecture.

In this summary, you will learn

Why overinvolved parenting hinders child development

Why parents must broaden their definition of success

How to raise happy, successful children

Summary

A harmful parenting trend is emerging. Hovering, overinvolved mothers and fathers are unwittingly impeding their kids’ development. These parents micromanage all aspects...